Yesterday, Feb 25, the IBC hit the state capitol in Springfield, IL for a full day of advocacy during the February legislative session.
We focused on educating policymakers about #Bitcoin's potential for economic empowerment & fiscal resilience in #Illinois. It was a productive day of meetings, workshops, & real conversations! 🟠
x.com/ilbtccouncil/s…

2/ Huge shoutout to our amazing team of #Bitcoin-ers who made this happen: @Tolbyus (@ABRWealthFund), @skwp (@Swan), @AndrewTilmann (@BTCSFoundation & @MWBTCSummit), @SirLookout (@unchained), @tim_niemeyer_ & Mark Hurley (@ilbtccouncil), & Emmanuel (@ABRFD21 tech & media support).
Your expertise & passion lit up the rooms! 🙌
x.com/tim_niemeyer_/…

3/ Grateful for the time with key policymakers who engaged thoughtfully. Special thanks to @SenSteveMcClure for sponsoring SB3672 (Local Digital Asset Invest Act), which creates a clear framework for digital asset investments at the state level.

I am very much hoping that Hannah Spencer and the @TheGreenParty triumph in Gorton and Denton, because @ZackPolanski has been a breath of fresh air in British politics. Even if they don't win, I believe this will change things.
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It is the first time in my life, that the leader of a party, which could change things, has been saying all the right things, and challenging the stale and disingenuous rhetoric, the media deigned necessary to win power. This is real leadership.
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The received wisdom, is that even if politicians are not anti-immigrant, that at least they should keep quiet about it. The same with drugs policy. The idea that harsh anti-drug laws and rhetoric, somehow protects people from harm, is ludicrous.
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📢 FYI: The bill to decriminalize prostitution statewide in Colorado appears to have been brought forward by “Tiara” — a proud drag queen & pr*stitute from Colorado Springs who p*mps out little boys, dressed as girls, to dance for tips from adults.

Thank you @SuperOfMyHome!

More on “Tiara” 🧵⬇️

2/ In 2024, Bread & Roses (behind all the insane gender cult legislation) brought “Tiara’s Law” to allow trans-identified felons to ERASE their criminal history.

Tiara, under the name Duane Kelley, has a rap sheet a mile long, including lewd behavior & prostitution.

3/ Tiara openly has LITTLE boys “performing” in drag shows.

Anti-Election Integrity Center for [Ruining] @ArizonaFuture—run by Sybil Francis, wife of ASU President & CIA Contractor In-Q-Tel CEO @MichaelCrow

Making the future in their image—"for the good of the future." Is what's "good" for them also good for us?

kjzz.org/elections/2026…

— Also See —

As far as we can tell, the videos are real—not AI:

1) youtube.com/watch?v=BzEigs…
2) youtube.com/watch?v=FbfAb2…

@ThreadReaderApp: Unroll, please. Thank you.

🧵 THE STATE OF OUR UNION—

Comparing Biden food price *increases* with Trump food price *decreases*

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Biden drove prices HIGHER. Now, under President Trump, many prices of those prices are easing.

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After skyrocketing to a record high under Biden, gas prices have come down to multi-year lows under Trump.

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This has been a point the Electronic Warfare community has been making to the US fighter pilots union for going on 45 years...

...and been roundly ignored for...

...and is now being blamed by the 3rd generation of silk scarf crowd for not warning them.
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https://twitter.com/Aviation_Intel/status/2027110222226137353

The real draw down of USAF EW capability began in around 1982 when the F-117 was fielded at Nellis AFB -- single-seat "fighter" capability that "...didn't need no dang confounded gadgetry and pencil-neck geek four-eyed EWOs" (Chuck Yeager accent added).

It is the doom of men that they forget.
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@threadreaderapp unroll please

Should the United States launch offensive operations against Iran?

A brief munitions analysis.

The purpose of this thread is to provide context that I find currently lacking in the discourse on this question. I'm not going to address legality or broader strategy.

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Over the last 2 and a half years, considerable numbers of munitions have been expended by CENTCOM against Iran & its proxies. This has included both missile defense interceptors, air to air missiles and strike weapons, including standoff missiles like Tomahawk.

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Operation Midnight Hammer saw 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators employed, which was a significant portion of a limited inventory. While this was a major setback to Iran's nuclear program, they retain considerable conventionally armed missile capabilities.

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1/ We found a connection between @WheresBroox and the #1 Polymarket trader who made $400k betting on a ZachXBT's investigation 🧵

https://twitter.com/3012852462/status/2027016064534757659

2/ Wallet 0x054e bet $212k on "Yes" for Axiom at $0.33

This wallet:

> Became this market's top holder
> Won $421k on this trade

Note: This wallet also bought "No" shares, which is common amongst insiders to ward off detection

polymarket.com/@0x054eC2F0cCf…

3/ Tracing the origins of 0x054e led us back to wallet 0xb96e

0xb96e is connected onchain back to FarpaW (Broox's address revealed in Zach's investigation) with 2 distinct paths

🚨🚨🚨Hearing on contempt re prison's supposed retaliation against men in women's prison.

2/ storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

3/ Correction: Judge said NOT deciding contempt today only whether to have a hearing on contempt later.

🧵Another @airwars "airstrike analysis" that concluded the IDF killed ONLY civilians in an Oct 10, 2023 attack has now been proven to have killed senior PIJ commander Ashraf al-Qara (ID 413317470, Age 53). This is the 3rd case found recently. Airwars will you update the data? 1/

Airwars' assessment for the strike assumed civilian status for everyone, although in this case they had clues 53 year old Al-Qara was a commander. But they still counted him as a civilian. Now you know @Airwars @Emily_4319 @Anna_Zahn1 @desilva_rowena 2/
airwars.org/civilian-casua…

Here is the second case of an Airwars analysis that assumed only civilians were killed: in fact it also killed confirmed PIJ commander Ayman Hassan Yassin (ID: 901319533). 3/

https://x.com/Aizenberg55/status/2026735303239647557

R.I.P UI/UX designers in 2026

Who charge $3K for a landing page

I just built a $5,000-level website in 5 minutes

Only by using these 7 prompts ⬇️🧵

Step 1: Site Strategy & Structure (Prompt 1-2)

1. The "Website Blueprint" prompt

Best model: Claude Opus 4.6 (planning + architecture)

Prompt:
"""
You are my senior Product Designer and UX Strategist
Project: [YOUR PROJECT / PRODUCT]
Audience: [WHO WILL USE IT]
Goal: [LEADS / SALES / SIGNUPS / PORTFOLIO]
Platform: [Landing page / SaaS dashboard / Portfolio / E-commerce]
Tone: [PREMIUM / PLAYFUL / CORPORATE / MINIMAL]

Create a full website blueprint with:
- Page structure (sections in order with purpose of each)
- UX flow (how the user moves from hero → CTA)
- Content hierarchy per section (what gets visual priority)
- Suggested layout pattern (split / centered / asymmetric / bento)
- Key conversion triggers to include (social proof, urgency, trust signals)
- 3 headline directions for the hero section
"""

Next step – take each section from the blueprint and brief it individually

2. The "Section Copy Generator" prompt

Best model: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (structured writing + formatting)

Prompt:
"""
Write conversion copy for this website section:
Section: [HERO / FEATURES / PRICING / TESTIMONIALS / CTA]
Product: [WHAT YOU SELL]
Audience: [WHO]
Tone: [DIRECT / PLAYFUL / PREMIUM]
Goal of this section: [WHAT ACTION YOU WANT]
Output:
- Headline (max 8 words, outcome-focused)
- Subheadline (1-2 lines, clarifies the promise)
- Body copy (50-80 words max)
- 3 CTA button options
- 1 microcopy line (trust signal under button)
Give 3 variations: (A) benefit-led, (B) problem-led, (C) identity-led
"""

Step 2: Visual Design System (Prompt 3)

3. The "Design System Brief" prompt

Best model: Claude Opus 4.6 (best for structured visual direction)

Prompt:
"""
You are my senior UI/UX Art Director.
Project type: [SAAS / PORTFOLIO / AGENCY / E-COMMERCE]
Industry: [YOUR INDUSTRY]
Target audience: [WHO]
Desired feeling: [PREMIUM / TRUSTWORTHY / PLAYFUL / FUTURISTIC / MINIMAL]
References I like: [ATTACH THE IMAGES]

Create a complete Design System Brief:

A) Visual Identity Direction:
- Color palette (primary, secondary, accent, background, text) with hex codes
- Typography pairing (display font + body font) with sizes for H1/H2/H3/body
- Spacing rhythm (base unit, section padding)
- Border radius philosophy (sharp / soft / mixed)
- Shadow & depth style (flat / layered / glassmorphism)

B) Component Style Guide:
- Button styles (primary, secondary, ghost) with exact specs
- Card design (border, shadow, padding, radius)
- Navigation bar (sticky / transparent / solid, height, spacing)
- Icon style (outline / duotone / filled)

C) Motion & Interaction Rules:
- Hover states (what animates and how)
- Page load animation direction
- Scroll behavior (parallax / fade-in / none)

D) Layout System:
- Grid structure (columns, gutters)
- Hero layout type (split / centered / full-bleed / asymmetric)
- Section alternation pattern (light/dark, full-width/contained)
Constraints:
- No generic SaaS blues unless specified
- Every decision must have a reason tied to audience or conversion
- If referencing fonts, only use Google Fonts or system fonts
"""

This is the hardest prompt to get right on first try, expect 2-3 rounds of refinement

The more references you give it, the better the output

Hodges: I was on a train in the Netherlands this summer. The top of my train exploded. That happened in 5 places between Schiphol and The Hague and Utrecht the same day.

Those are not teenagers. Somebody orchestrated attacks on the rail system. This is from the Russians. 1/

Hodges: Our leaders have to stop treating these things as maybe it was criminal, there was no Russian flag. Or even if 50% of it's from the Russians, 50% of 300 attacks.

We need to stop treating these like a crime scene. Start putting consequences on the Russians. 2/

Hodges: Let them complain, but they will keep doing it until we stop.

Our leaders have to talk to populations as if they are adults. Say, this is what's going on. This is what we have to do. This is the cost. But here's the cost of not acting also. 3X